The photographer is o.A. Osmonson of Northwood, Iowa.
A lovely young lady with a bit of a Puritan look to her with the ruffled white collar and the huge sleeves.
In pencil very faintly Alvildde Alvilde
Mother Alvilde Peterson Nelson
Thanks for stopping by! Update: Info from Jacqi
Alvilde Marie Peterson Nelson November 15, 1878 in Minnesota, died December 12, 1972 in California.
1880 Census: Parents are Ole O and Malinda Nelson born in Norway. Children Sven and Alvilde.
Alvilde married John H Nelson Their children are Marie, Luella, Arnt (1906 -1983), Norman, Gladys, Milo, Joy (1915 -2010, Amy, John (1920 -1999)
They lived in California in the 1950's.
Her name is more likely to be Alvilde - much like my grandmothers name, Alvhild.
ReplyDeleteDr. Jeff, I took your hint about the spelling variation and it yielded some productive search results!
DeleteSo glad I could help :) Hoping for a Full Circle for this one!
DeleteShe is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteCould this be your person? Check out this fairly extensive entry at Find A Grave. Also, there is a family tree for this family on Ancestry.com, if you are a subscriber there.
ReplyDeleteI think this is "her". As a young girl she lived in Mower county, which only a short distance away from Northwood, Iowa.
ReplyDeleteI had a lead on a grandaughter in Oroville CA, I have not heard from her yet.
ReplyDeleteNo luck
DeleteSusan requested a photo for find a grave it should show up there soon.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=72204281